# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S109
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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Seminaries and Colleges =~ 7 208

_. The seminary has its temporary home in two adjacent. two-
story dwellings in Belgrano, one of the best-situated residence
sections of Buenos Aires, metropolis not only of Argentina, but of
the South American Continent, a very modern city of 2% million ©
iphabitants. ‘This location was chosen not only for reasons of
* wholesomeness, but also to bring it within walking distance (four |
‘plocks)' of our most important church, in fact the only church
building owned by us in Buenos Aires. Instruction is given-by
' President Albert Lehenbauer and Assistant Prof. Robert’ Rippe.
The cooking for the students living at the seminary is being done

- swithout special pay by Mrs. Lehenbauer.

Our most pressing problem is to get a proper building as soon
as. possible, as rented houses are usually not very adequate for
use as an educational institution, and the rent is to be looked upon
as so much money. thrown away. The best. thing to do will be to
buy. a favorable site in a suburban section of Greater Buenos Aires
(pop. about 4 million) on a good suburban. railway and build
according to plans passed on by the proper board of Synod. If cash
payment seems impossible, it is our opinion that the site should be
bought as soon as possible and construction. begun with the aid of
a reliable home-building society. Apart from a certain payment —
that must be made before building can begin, the cost could then |
be paid off as a kind of rent. We feel, however, that the purchase
of a site should not be put off, since only a few really favorable.
sites the size of a city block are available within a few blocks of —
present suburban trains. .

J OAL second urgent problem ‘is the second professorship. . The
chair should be created and the professor. called at once, since we

‘shall in future have to figure’ with two classes. The fact that we
do not have more classes is explained by our South American...
* system of receiving students each alternate year; this may cost
; ‘us a student here and there, but it prevents having too many very
small classes. 7

God willing, the chairman of our Board of Control, President |
5. H. Beckmann, will be present at your, convention and hopes to
present to the proper boards all further. information required for
the intelligent discussion of our problems and difficulties.

Wishing Synod the. Lord’s richest blessings and faithful guid-
ance in these trying times. and wise counsel also in regard to ‘our’
South American mission fields, we greet you as: your ‘Board of
Control of Concordia Seminary at Buenos Aires. oe